I mostly disagree with this. That war was won or lost on land, not at sea. Beating a fleet that had just been at sea for month and was in a terrible strategic

I mostly disagree with this. That war was won or lost on land, not at sea. Beating a fleet that had just been at sea for month and was in a terrible strategic situation was not that relevant. It might have been politically relevant strategically it really didn't effect the situation. The Russians actually had large amount of troupes inbound, if there had been political will, they very well might have changed the situation. The war really ended because it was dumb idea in the first place. The Russians had far more important things to focus on then fighting in the East. The cost of the war was a serious problem for Russian Empire. Fighting that far away from their heartland put serious strain on them. The simply fact is that the war was more important for Japan then for Russia. The war was really based on Czars desire to drive events, when smarter people want to be more cooperative with Japan. And once the war was going badly the part of establishment that had not wanted the war in the first place strongly pushed for it to end in negotiation. The changes to navel architecture were in the works before then. I don't think they impact the situation as much as you claim.